Total Crime Rate
224.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Faiths Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Charles Dickens , and the 95th highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Faiths Road (PO1 1EE) in the last 12 months was 224.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% lower than the Charles Dickens average (278.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -69.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 160.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Faiths Road (PO1 1EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 204 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jacob'S Street (92 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Charles Dickens| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Jacob'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | All Saints' Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | April Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Landport Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Landport Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Landport Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Boarhunt Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | North Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | All Saints' Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brownlow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | All Saints' Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints' Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints' Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints' Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints' Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints' Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints' Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alexandra Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | All Saints Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | All Saints Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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